Alcohol-based hand sanitizers have long been widely accepted by leading healthcare organizations as an effective method for disinfection. Experts here tell how to ensure staff members understand how and...
Report: Succession planning, incentive compensation crucial as execs retire
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Feb 04, 2016
A coming retirement wave among healthcare executives means organizations should focus on succession plans and incentive compensation, according to a new report.
Administrators sued, computer malfunction cited in nursing home resident death
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Feb 03, 2016
A Minnesota county-owned nursing home, two administrators and an unidentified employee are being sued by the family of a former resident who say a lapse in care caused her aspiration and death.
State’s for-profit SNF chains deliver lower quality of care, consumers say
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Jan 20, 2016
Maryland’s for-profit nursing home chains rank lowest in family-reported care quality ratings, according to a new study.
Webinar to focus on creative, compliant care-planning
Jan 08, 2016
Attendees at a special webinar Thursday will learn from a former regulator how to devise creative care plans that comply with both current and proposed requirements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
CMS launches infection control pilot program
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Jan 05, 2016
A new pilot program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will put more scrutiny on infection control in nursing homes starting in fiscal year 2016.
RN retirement wave is on its way: analysis
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Jan 04, 2016
Close to two-thirds of registered nurses over age 54 are currently considering retirement, a November report by AMN Healthcare found.
Nurses like paychecks, but would gladly change jobs
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Jan 04, 2016
Despite reporting relative satisfaction with their salaries, many nurses would still pursue a different line of work if they could, a new survey shows.
Ask the nursing expert about… wound programs
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Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jan 04, 2016
I am a new RN 3-11 shift supervisor, and new to skilled nursing. Can you please highlight what I should do to initiate a wound program?
Cutting into costs
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John Hall
Jan 04, 2016
A look inside the mind of lenders in the wake of a skilled nursing cost comparison report reveals reasons for optimism — and concern